Pacific Coast Magazine

10 QUESTIONS FOR … Courtney Conlogue

At 24, Santa Ana native Courtney Conlogue, the top ranked female surfer in the world and a member of the elite ASP Women’s World Champion Tour, is wise beyond her years. As a professional athlete, artist, model and brand ambassador for SurfAid International and Boarding for Breast Cancer, Conlogue has said she believes her “surfing should do the talking.” But here, she shares a few thoughts with Pacific Coast readers.

1. The greatest lessonsurfing has taught me is …

Follow your gut and believe in yourself, there are things that you can and can’t control.

2. What motivates me is …

Knowing that I am not the best that I can be. I am always finding ways to evolve to be better, whether they are big or small. In sports or anything that you pursue, you can strive for perfection and keep learning how to improve. As an athlete I’m continually open to new ideas and implementing a process that works toward my improvement to meet my goals.

3. What I love about training is …

Pushing my boundaries. Training is a testing ground to see what you are made of. It doesn’t only train you physically. When you train to grow as an athlete, you are mentally training too.

10. My playlist before I compete includes …

If I could empower young women …

I would encourage them to always aspire to pursue their personal best in their passions and interests. I find that it is always important to learn, grow and evolve. When the times get tough through wins or losses, always persevere and find a way to make things happen. Believe in yourself and don’t feed into the naysayers that say you can’t, you don’t and you won’t. Use them to fuel your fire.